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The victim, Ken Jacobs, was attacked by Damien Davis and Darrius Davis, who are unrelated, in the parking lot of the Walmart on Conley Avenue. Circuit Judge Gene Hamilton pronounced the sentence Friday morning. Hamilton did not rule whether the sentences — 20 years in prison for first-degree assault, 20 for armed criminal action and 10 for attempted first-degree robbery — would run consecutively or concurrently.

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James Franklin has been wearing a string of alternating black and white beads with a black and white Superman charm hanging prominently from the bottom since his senior year in high school. Although the necklace may look like something a teenager threw together in just minutes, it has deep significance to the Missouri football team's backup quarterback.

The accident occurred at about 12:50 p.m. Police are withholding the victim's identity until her family is notified.

A former bank branch manager was indicted on charges of embezzling a total of $30,000 from the defunct Central Missouri Soccer League and a Columbia youth soccer team.

For some Tigers football players, a bye week is a mental respite. Others will take the time to heal physically. Local players will go home for a meal cooked with love, some will sleep the time away, and others will fish.

RV enthusiasts from around the U.S. joined at the Boone County Fairgrounds to participate in games, dancing, seminars, crafts and general fellowship.

The UM System president told the Board of Curators that tuition will likely go up for state university students. He also said the system is looking for ways to improve its financial standing, such as by sharing accounting and payroll services among the four universities.

Police said the tanker carrying 40,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate got stuck in mud and as the driver tried to move the truck it hit on something that caused about 20,000 pounds of fertilizer to spill onto the ground.

An MU student from Chile, an MU geology professor and a former Missourian reporter now at the scene talk about the drama of 33 miners trapped underground.

It is not yet clear how the shortage with affect executions in Missouri.

One of the initiative's main goals is construction of a state-of-the-art science building. The 40,000-square-foot facility will cost an estimated $13 million.

Columbia Orthopaedic Group and the University of Missouri Orthopaedic Institute announce plans to develop a sports medicine fellowship program.

Hickman celebrated its homecoming with a 20-17 win over Helias on Friday.

Hickman High School's Homecoming football game was filled with traditions and some new features.

After taking a 20-7 halftime lead, the Kewpies needed a defensive stand with two minutes left in the game to hold onto a 20-17 win.

The Rock Bridge softball team won three games in the Springfield Invitational tournament Friday. 

The Bruins fell 40-21 to No. 1 ranked Rockhurst and its dominating running game on Friday night.

The Tigers scored four unanswered goals to take their conference opener